Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3434 mails)

[Kevin Dupuy <kevindupuy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 05:57 -0700, Carlos F. Lange wrote:
> Andreas,
>
> Since you are following the discussion, I'll add my 2 cents.
>
> On Tue February 5 2008 00:10:43 Andreas Jaeger wrote:
> > > And how about all of the potential new users out there.  They walk
> > > into the store and see it on the shelf. They're ticked off at
> > > Windows and they say hmmmm......I've heard a little about this. I
> > > think I will try this. Otherwise they would have no idea where to
> > > go or what to do to download and install SuSE, or if it was even
> > > possible for them.
> >
> > What about cover mounts for magazines?  Wouldn't that have the same
> > effect of visibility?
>
> I would say no.
> Linux magazines have a very low visibility. I have to look hard for them 
> behind the rows and rows of Win and Mac magazines (and I always pull 
> some of them to the front :). But the common user only buys magazines 
> _after_ he/she starts using a system and, even then, such a user may 
> feel overwhelmed by all the overload of Linux programs the magazines 
> tend to offer.
>  
> A non-Linux user will browse the shelves of Staples, Best Buy and Future 
> Shop looking for programs to improve their user experience and the 
> openSUSE box would certainly stand out there.
>
> As much as I miss holding the thick administration manual in my hands, I 
> must say that the current package is a good compromise. But there could 
> be an item in the box cover pointing to the "complete administration 
> manual as PDF" and it could be available at the top level, readable 
> from Windows before the installation.
>
> Finally, the stickers. Ah, how I miss the stickers! I would prefer a 
> strip of cheap, small round ones, instead of just one fancy sticker. I 
> removed the Windows sticker from my Thinkpad, but I have nothing to 
> place on its stead. And my computers at the university don't advertise 
> themselves as being different anymore.
>
> -- 
> Carlos FL
>  "It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority.  By 
>   definition, there are already enough people to do that." - G. H. Hardy

I would agree.
-- 
Kevin "Yo" Dupuy | Public Mail <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hope for America: Ron Paul for President. www.RonPaul2008.com

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